2005 SAAB 9-7X Complaints

THIS CAR HAS HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE REAR AIR SUSPENSION, IT CONSTANTLY HAS TO BE LIFT FROM THE IGNITION, I BOUGHT THE CAR 3 YEARS AGO, AND THIS PROBLEM STARTED LAST YEAR, ALSO THE THROTTLE BODY HAS DEFECTS MAKING IT REALLY HARD TO DRIVE AT TIMES. *TR

REF RECALL 12180. SAME ISSUES EXIST IN 2005 SAAB 97X MODELS. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR MASTER SWITCHES WERE WORKING SPORADICALLY. AROUND THE BEGINNING OF JULY 2012, THE SWITCHES STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. MY WIFE IS DISABLED, AND I'VE BEEN OUT OF WORK SINCE 2008. WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO GET THIS REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET.WHEN THE PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION FOR THE RECALL CAME AROUND AND WE WERE HAPPY ABOUT THE NEWS. I'M AFRAID NOW, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THAT OUR MODEL YEAR ISN'T COVERED. THE RECALL NOTICE SHOWS OUR VEHICLE AS A 2007, WHICH IS IN ERROR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTROLS FOR THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT WARMER ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION THE SIDE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, USING THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE THE DOOR. SINCE THAT TIME THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRIC SYSTEM HAS FAILED TO WORK. THE LOCAL SAAB DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE PARTS ARE AND WERE AT THAT TIME UNAVAILABLE. THIS PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO THE CURRENT ELECTRICAL ISSUE AFFECTING THE 2006 AND 2007 MODELS. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE IS STOPPED WORKING AND DISPLAYS THE WRONG READING, THIS CAUSED MY WIFE AND CHILDREN TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY, A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

BURNT EXHAUST VALVE IN CYLINDER 1 AT ONLY 75000 MILES. HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD REMOVED AND MACHINED. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VALVE SEAT WAS FAULTY. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATE COST WAS $1800. *TR

THE FUEL LIGHT INDICATOR DOES NOT GO OFF. I HAVE PUT GAS IN THIS VEHICLE ON 2 SERERATE OCCASIONS IN 1 DAY AND IT DID NOT IDICATE ANY FUEL. IT CONTINUED TO SAY "LOW FUEL". I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE TODAY... *TR

GAS GAUGE EITHER DOES NOT ACCURATELY MEASURE GAS IN THE VEHICLE OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED OVER THE PASS YEAR AND HAS FINALLY QUIT WORKING. HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON 3 OCCASIONS. ON ONE INCIDENT HAD 5 MONTH OLD BABY IN CAR AT NIGHT. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY USED VEHICLE FOR 20 MONTHS AND IT HAS LESS THAN 78,000 MILES. THE 2005 SAAB 9-7X STALLS WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT WILL RE-START AND RUN FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN STALL OUT AGAIN. WHEN IT STALLS I HAVE TO QUICKLY TRY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER. MOST OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RE-START AND MUST BE TOWED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THIS STARTED HAPPENING THERE WAS APPROXMATELY 60,000 MILES (MAYBE A LITTLE MORE) ON THE VEHICLE. HERE ARE A COUPLE INSTANCES OF WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED: ONE TIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AT NIGHT (APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AT THIS TIME) AND ANOTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY (APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THIS TIME). THE FIRST TIME (JUNE 2009) I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR STALLING TO CONCOURS MOTORS ON SILVER SPRING DR IN MILWAUKEE WI. THEY HAD IT FOR 3 MONTHS AND FINALLY FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE FUSE BOX. THEY REPLACED THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR 6 MONTHS AND IT STARTED STALLING OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME (MARCH 2010) THE CAR DEALERSHIP THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED IT. THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS NOT THE FUEL PUMP WHEN IT WOULD NOT TURN ON FOR THEM AFTER REPLACING THIS PART. THEY STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP AND DO NOT KNOW WHY IT CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE.

CAR HEATER WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE HEAT IS SET TO THE MAX WHICH IS 90 DEGREES. AT ANY OTHER TEMPERATURE, THE CAR WILL BLOW OUT COLD AIR. *NM